MDS Coordinator – RN (Per Diem)

Maine Veterans; Bangor (ME); On-site; USD 65,000 - 101,000; Part time

Job summary

Maine Veterans’ Homes is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team as a Per Diem MDS Coordinator. This is an on-site role focusing on accurate MDS assessments and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to ensure residents receive the care and services they need.

You will coordinate the MDS process, review documentation, and perform audits while working independently. We require current Maine RN license, CPR, and long-term care experience; prior MDS or geriatric nursing

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted RN license in Maine.
• CPR certification.
• Experience in a long-term care or skilled nursing environment.
• Proficiency with MS Word and Excel.
• MDS coordination or geriatric nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and complete the MDS assessment process.
• Collect, reconcile, and validate clinical information for MDS.
• Conduct MDS audits for accuracy, completeness and compliance.
• Collaborate with nursing leadership and interdisciplinary teams.
• Maintain records and documentation per MVH policies and regulatory requirements.
• Work independently while serving as a knowledgeable resource to teams.

Skills

RN license

CPR certification

Long-term care experience

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Description

Location: On-site
Employment Type: Per Diem

Make a difference in the lives of those who served.

Maine Veterans’ Homes is looking for an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team as a Per Diem MDS Coordinator. This is an excellent opportunity for an RN with long-term care experience who enjoys working independently, managing details, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to ensure residents receive the care and services they need.

As an MDS Coordinator, you will play an important role in the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment process, ensuring assessments are accurate, complete, timely, and supported by appropriate documentation.

This is an on-site position and is not remote.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinate and complete the MDS assessment process, ensuring accurate, comprehensive, and timely submissions.
• Collect, reconcile, and validate clinical information to ensure MDS data is supported by resident documentation.
• Conduct MDS audits to identify opportunities for improved accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Collaborate with nursing leadership and the interdisciplinary team to support quality care and appropriate utilization of resident benefits.
• Maintain required records and documentation in accordance with MVH policies and regulatory requirements.
• Work independently while serving as a knowledgeable resource to the nursing and interdisciplinary teams.

What We’re Looking For

Required:

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Maine
• CPR certification
• RN experience in a long-term care or skilled nursing environment
• Working knowledge of computers, including Microsoft Word and Excel

Experience preferred:

• MDS coordination or MDS assessment experience
• Skilled nursing experience
• Long-term care experience
• Dementia/geriatric nursing experience
• Medicare or regulatory experience

The position description calls for at least five years of progressive professional nursing experience, including at least two years in long-term care, clinical, and charge experience.

Why Maine Veterans’ Homes?

At Maine Veterans’ Homes, you’ll do more than fill out assessments—you’ll help ensure Veterans receive the care, services, and benefits they deserve.

We are a mission-driven organization dedicated to Caring for Those Who Served. Our team provides skilled nursing, long-term care, memory care, and residential care to Veterans and their families.

If you are an experienced RN who enjoys the clinical, regulatory, and organizational side of long-term care and wants the flexibility of per diem work, we’d love to hear from you.

Join Maine Veterans’ Homes and make your experience matter.

Maine Veterans’ Homes provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.